ACRE

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp

NYSE · Real Estate Investment Trusts · Inc. MD · CIK 0001529377
$4.81 -3.61% $275.7M
High Impact Filing (8/10)4 New Institutional Positions
Vol
Market Cap$275.7M
Cap SizeMicro Cap
Analyst ConsensusSell (8%)
Inst. Holders7 funds
Inst. Value$20.2M
Inst. Activity4 buys / 0 sells
SEC Reports2
Exchange NYSE·Sector Real Estate Investment Trusts·Inc. MD·CIK 0001529377·Prev Close $4.99

Recent Activity

May 15, 2026 SEC
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp management filed supplemental proxy materials urging stockholders to vote FOR the elect
DEFA14A — Impact 4/10
May 7, 2026 SEC
ACRE reported Q1 2026 GAAP net loss of $(9.6)M and Distributable EPS of $0.06, missing consensus of $0.11 by 45%. Total
8-K — Impact 8/10
Apr 29, 2026 Insider
Parekh Rebecca Jaisali sold 18,879 shares
Director @ $0.00 ($0.00)
Apr 29, 2026 Insider
SKINNER JAMES E sold 18,879 shares
Director @ $0.00 ($0.00)
Apr 29, 2026 Insider
Moriarty Edmond N. III sold 18,879 shares
Director @ $0.00 ($0.00)
Inst.
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP — DOUBLED
361,110 shares ($1.7M)
Inst.
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT — ADD
180,904 shares ($864.7K)
May 7, 2026 earnings_calendar
ACRE Q1 2026 Earnings Before Market Open — 2026-05-07

Price Targets

$5.30 +6.6% upside Buy
Current $4.97 Low $5.00 Median $5.50 High $5.50 5 analysts
$5.00 $5.50

Analyst Ratings

Strong Sell8% buy · 13 analysts
0Strong Buy
1Buy
7Hold
3Sell
2Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
Jun 2, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Neutral → Neutral
May 13, 2026 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods MAINTAIN Outperform → Outperform
Apr 16, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Neutral → Neutral
Feb 12, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Underweight → Underweight
Feb 11, 2026 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods MAINTAIN Outperform → Outperform

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $0.10 ▼ -11.4% $0.06 — $0.13 119% YoY 4
Next Q $0.10 ▼ -16.3% $0.08 — $0.13 3% YoY 4
Current FY $0.38 ▼ -19.9% $0.28 — $0.48 419% YoY 4
Next FY $0.54 ▼ -9.3% $0.40 — $0.64 40% YoY 4

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
VANGUARD GROUP INC$14.6M
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP$1.7MDOUBLED
MORGAN STANLEY$1.5MADD
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT$864.7KADD
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN$768.4KADD

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
Apr 29, 2026Parekh RebeccaA$0.00
Apr 29, 2026SKINNER JAMESA$0.00
Apr 29, 2026Moriarty EdmondA$0.00
Apr 29, 2026April RandA$0.00
Apr 29, 2026Blakely CarolineA$0.00
7 institutional holders with $20.2M total value (4,231,543 shares) as of 2025-Q4. Top holders: VANGUARD, TWO, MORGAN. Net buying activity: 4 institutions added/increased vs 0 reduced.

Top Institutional Holders — 2025-Q4

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1VANGUARD GROUP INC3,055,160$14.6M72.2%
2TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP361,110$1.7M8.5%DOUBLED +195.0%
3MORGAN STANLEY319,254$1.5M7.5%ADD +28.0%
4CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC180,904$864.7K4.3%ADD +40.9%
5WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN160,745$768.4K3.8%ADD +34.2%
6BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/147,468$704.9K3.5%DOUBLED +148.0%
7FMR LLC6,902$33.0K0.2%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPDOUBLED122,425361,110+195.0%$1.7M2025-Q4
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCADD128,392180,904+40.9%$864.7K2025-Q4
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNADD119,824160,745+34.2%$768.4K2025-Q4
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/DOUBLED59,469147,468+148.0%$704.9K2025-Q4
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPDOUBLED30,423122,425+302.4%$552.1K2025-Q3
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/TRIM118,70259,469-49.9%$268.2K2025-Q3
MORGAN STANLEYADD228,132291,936+28.0%$1.4M2025-Q2
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ADD89,369118,702+32.8%$566.2K2025-Q2
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNDOUBLED46,861106,381+127.0%$507.4K2025-Q2
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPTRIM110,02730,423-72.3%$145.1K2025-Q2
MORGAN STANLEYTRIM456,129228,132-50.0%$1.1M2025-Q1
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCTRIM314,456198,913-36.7%$921.0K2025-Q1
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPTRIM234,054110,027-53.0%$509.4K2025-Q1
MORGAN STANLEYADD360,322456,129+26.6%$2.7M2024-Q4
UBS Group AGDOUBLED127,803315,852+147.1%$1.9M2024-Q4
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCADD211,719314,456+48.5%$1.9M2024-Q4
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCNEW150,247$1.1M2024-Q3
6 unique insiders with 0 transactions. Net insider value: $0.00 ($0.00 bought, $0.00 sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
Apr 29, 2026Parekh Rebecca JaisaliDirectorA18,879$0.00$0.00
Apr 29, 2026SKINNER JAMES EDirectorA18,879$0.00$0.00
Apr 29, 2026Moriarty Edmond N. IIIDirectorA18,879$0.00$0.00
Apr 29, 2026April Rand ScottDirectorA18,879$0.00$0.00
Apr 29, 2026Blakely CarolineDirectorA18,879$0.00$0.00
Apr 29, 2026Browning WilliamDirectorA18,879$0.00$0.00

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Current analyst consensus: Strong Sell (8% buy). Based on 13 analysts: 0 strong buy, 1 buy, 7 hold, 3 sell, 2 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$5.30 mean target +6.6% upside Buy (3.38)
$5.00 Low $5.50 High
MetricValue
Current Price$4.97
Target Low$5.00
Target Mean$5.30
Target Median$5.50
Target High$5.50
# Analysts5
RecommendationBuy (3.38)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$0.10 $0.06 $0.13 119.1% -11.4% $0.0B -2.3% 4
Next Q
2026-09-30
$0.10 $0.08 $0.13 2.5% -16.3% 1↑ 3↓ $0.0B -11.6% 4
Current FY
2026-12-31
$0.38 $0.28 $0.48 418.8% -19.9% 1↑ 3↓ $0.1B -6.6% 4
Next FY
2027-12-31
$0.54 $0.40 $0.64 39.9% -9.3% 0↑ 3↓ $0.1B 7.1% 4

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$0.098
7d ago$0.098
30d ago$0.110-0.012
60d ago$0.110-0.012
90d ago$0.110-0.012
4 analyst firms have rated this stock: 1 upgrades, 0 downgrades, 0 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
Jun 2, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
May 13, 2026 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Apr 16, 2026 JP Morgan MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Feb 12, 2026 Wells Fargo MAINTAIN Underweight Underweight
Feb 11, 2026 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Dec 15, 2025 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods UPGRADE Market Perform Outperform

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 2026017328%
May 1, 2026017328%
Apr 1, 2026017328%
Mar 1, 2026017328%
Feb 1, 2026017328%
Jan 1, 2026017328%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell

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May 7, 2026
earnings_calendar
ACRE Q1 2026 Earnings Before Market Open — 2026-05-07